News
CWI publishes news item about its research, education and the social impact of this research on a regular basis. In addition to news items, we also publish more extensive stories about high-profile research or about CWI contributing to tackling social issues.
Computer assists in cancer detection
Tumor cell detection in tissue samples can be carried out much cheaper with the help of a computer. CWI has developed software that assists pathologists to make a diagnosis. Last week the …
VENI grant for Harry van Zanten
Harry van Zanten received a VENI grant for young talented researchers. This was announced by NWO on July 13, 2004. Van Zanten is researcher at the Vrije Universiteit and seconded at CWI's …
AI in optimization: TALENT stipendium for Jano van Hemert
Jano van Hemert, postdoc researcher at CWI, has been granted a TALENT stipendium from NWO for his proposal Application of Evolutionary Computation to Evaluate Algorithms that Solve Constrained Optimization Problems.
Agents increase the potential of e-commerce
Companies like Amazon and easyJet have shown that e-commerce can be very successful. However, online retail is still limited to simple transactions that are closed manually. Enrico Gerding, Ph.D. student at CWI, …
W3C Benelux and ISOC Belgium spread open internet standards
The Benelux Office of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C Benelux) and the Internet Society Belgium (ISOC Belgium) have agreed to cooperate to spread open standards to the internet communities of Belgium …
Prominent software historian visits CWI
Martin Campbell-Kelly, author of the first book on the history of the software industry, visits CWI on July 10. He is one of the speakers at the Colloquium History of Computing held …
Martin Kersten advisor Philips Research
Philips Research has appointed Martin Kersten as an advisor on database technology for its ambient intelligence program. Ambient intelligence covers a wide array of technologies for creating electronic environments sensitive to people. …
BRICKS launched
A meeting at the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO in The Hague on April 15 marked the official start of the CWI-coordinated BRICKS project. In the presence of NWO officials and …
